Course detail

Computational Electromagnetics

FEKT-DPC-CEMAcad. year: 2026/2027

  • Fundamentals of electromagnetic (EM) fields, Maxwell’s equations, and boundary conditions
  • Integral formulation of EM fields and Green’s tensors
  • Electromagnetic integral equations and their applications (direct and inverse problems)
  • Solving EM field problems and project presentations/defenses
  • Numerical methods: finite difference method and finite element method (principles and applications)
  • Optimization in EM: local, global, and multi-objective methods
  • Application of optimization in the design of EM structures
  • Method of characteristic modes and its use in antenna analysis and design

 

 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Martin Štumpf, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Entry knowledge

Linear algebra; numerical analysis; differential and integral calculus in the complex domain; integral transforms; basic concepts and principles of electromagnetic (EM) field theory, antennas, and transmission lines. 

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Individual project and its defense. The scope of supervised instruction and the method of its implementation are defined by a regulation issued annually by the course teacher.

 

Aims

The course is primarily focused on modeling and optimization of electromagnetic field problems. Graduates of the course are able to formulate boundary–initial value problems of electromagnetic fields and understand the principles for solving them. They also become familiar with modern optimization techniques.

 

 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DEB, K. Multi-objective optimization. In Search methodologies. Boston: Springer, 2014, pp. 403-449. ISBN: 978-1-461-46939-1.
STUMPF, M. Time-domain Electromagnetic Reciprocity in Antenna Modeling. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2019. ISBN: 978-1-119-61237-7.

Recommended reading

AZAR, T., RADWAN, A. G., and VAIDYANATHAN, S. Fractional Order Systems: Optimization, Control, Circuit Realizations and Applications. Academic Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-128-16152-4.
BALANIS, C. A. Antenna theory: analysis and design. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2016. ISBN 978-1-118-64206-1.
STUMPF, M. Electromagnetic reciprocity in antenna theory. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2017. ISBN 978-1-119-46640-6.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DPC-EKT Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme DPC-KAM Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-MET Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-TLI Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-SEE Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-TEE Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

52 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Martin Štumpf, Ph.D.